Secular’ And ‘Socialist’ Dropped From The Preamble Of Indian Constitution In Republic Day Advertisement

Secular' And 'Socialist' Dropped From The Preamble Of Indian Constitution In Republic Day Advertisement

By India Resists

27 January, 2015
IndiaResists.com

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We are shocked by the conspicuous absence of the words 'secular' and 'socialist' from the Indian constitution's preamble used in the customary advertisement in newspapers of 26th January, greeting people of India on the Republic Day. The advertisement has been issued by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Ministry and also carries a quotation by the Prime Minister.

At the time when the people of India, and even the global community, have genuine apprehensions about the secular character of the Indian democracy, which stands threatened by a right-wing government formed with less than one-third of the popular votes, this omission is utterly condemnable.

Secularism has been pivotal to the post-independent India, binding all communities together as equal citizens. Similarly, the word socialist was added to emphasize the social committments of the state in a country like India. These two values are non-negotiable and any attempt to dilute them would face strong resistance. We condemn the I & B Ministry and demand an apology from the govt for this mischievous advertisement on Republic Day.

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